Greg Kaminsky received his Masters in Medieval studies from a Harvard affiliate, and has spent decades as a practitioner and scholar of various esoteric and spiritual traditions.  He is also an avid student of Vajrayana Buddhism. Greg is also the creator, producer, and co-host of a long-running podcast (Occult of Personality) that explores esoteric topics with authors and experts in the field. Find out more at www.occultofpersonality.com

On this episode we have Dr. Barbara J. Risman  Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Barbara J. Risman is the author of Families As They Really Are, Gender Vertigo: American Families in Transition and over two dozen journal articles in venues including American Sociological Review, Gender & Society, and Journal of Marriage and the Family. She has been editor of the journal Contemporary Sociology. She has been Co-Chair and Executive Officer of The Council on Contemporary Families, Past President (2015-2016) of the Southern Sociological Society and has previously served as the Vice-President of the American Sociological Association. Barbara Risman has blogged for Huffington Post and wrote op-eds on cnn.com and the Chicago Tribune. Risman has a regular column on PsychologyToday.com titled “Gender Matters". In 2005, Dr. Risman was honored with the Katherine Jocher Belle Boone Award from the Southern Sociological Society for lifetime contributions to the study of gender. She was also named as the 2003 Feminist Lecturer by the Sociologists for Women in Society. In 2011, Dr. Risman was honored with the American Sociological Association’s Award for the Public Understanding of Sociology. Most recently, she was awarded the "100 Women that Mattered" at North Carolina State University. Her new Book entitled “Where the Millennials Will Take Us: A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure” Risman analyzes life history interviews with Chicagoland Millennials. With a sample both gender diverse, and majority minority, this book provides a unique insight into today’s young adults. Follow her work at http://www.barbararisman.com

On this episode we have William Tokarsky an actor that has appeared in bit parts in a bunch of films including Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Anchorman 2, Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle, and tv shows just as Walking Dead, Lodge 49, Doom Patrol and the Watchmen. But he is most notable for his work as a regular on Adult Swim where he has appeared on multiple times on Your Pretty Face is going to hell and in the infamous Short film Too Many Cooks where he played the killer.

Today on the show we have Rowby Goren, a emmy award winning tv comedy writer who’s career spans decades. If you were a kid in the 90s then chances are good you have seen Rowby’s work, as he has worked on the Fat albert and the cosby kids.  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tiny Toon adventures, He-Man and the Masters of the universe, Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Original Ghost Busters, the Bernstein bears, the Super Mario Brothers, Adventures of sonic the hedgehog, and Beast Wars. You can find his musings at rowbyville.com. Outside of writing he has found success in the business of e commerce, as well as advocate for CBD oils and at his website www.yourcbddaddy.com you can stay upto speed on industry information for the marijuana industry. 

Today on the show we have voice actor Carey Means, most notable for being the voice of Frylock on the Adult Swim TV show Aqua Teen Hunger Force. His most recent series was the cartoon Welcome to Wayne on nickelodeon. But he is so much more than a voice actor Carey has been in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Atlanta Opera Chorus. He has also performed on stage at the Georgia Renaissance festival as Sir Richard Do Good. Carey is also a classically trained Shakespearean actor who hails originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He has performed with Theatre of the Stars in such productions as South Pacific and with Actors Express in It's a Wonderful Town. The Burns Agency Online also lists his special skills including both hand modeling and Fencing.

On the show this week we have Joe Boyer conspiracy theorist and writer for Adventures Unlimited Press we will talk Jeffrey Epstein, Satanic cults, near death experiences, and the afterlife. Check out his work at www.strangetalesweekly.com

This week on the show we have Ross Taylor from the funk jam Band SOAP, a staple in the thriving Twin Cities music scene. Soap has become a favorite on the festival circuit, performing at Summer Camp Music Festival, 10,000 Lakes Festival , Wakarusa Music Festival, Big Wu Family Reunion, Bella Music Festivals, Prairie Grass Music Festival, Shoe Fest, Wookiefoot’s Project Earth and Shangri-La Festival, as well as sharing the stage with notable acts and performers, such as Tea Leaf Green, Zach Deputy, Bernie Worrell from the Talking Heads, The Motet, Rebirth Brass Band, Hot Buttered Rum, Wookiefoot, Kinetix, Jon Wayne & The Pain, Heatbox, Steve Molitz and more.

On this episode of the program we have Cory Turek a visual psychedelic artist with a focus on expressive linework, colors and symmetry. He also operates a multi-media marketing company beyond exclusive where he has put together posters, album art, logos, and music videos. Graduating from Columbia college in Chicago in graphic design Cory is a jack of all trades with a wide ranging talent base across multiple mediums.

This week on the show we have Eric Mantras mastermind from the musical project Illuminertia which incorporates elements of global grooves, break beat, tribal house, hip-hop, trap, dubstep, glitch & EDM. His songs have made to the top of the bill board charts in two catagories and he has performed on and engineered tracks with many world class musicians including Bubba Jones, bassist of grammy award winning Digable Planets, the vocalist Fior Bassnectar and Earth Amplified, Evan Fraser from Dirtwire and Beats Antique. Illuminertia won the Relix Magazine jamoff in 2010, he has been featured in two issues of Under the Radar Magazine including the Best of the Decade issue.

Today on the show we have Patt Knerr a Chicago visionary artist with splashes of neo-expressionism, who’s work includes double imagery narratives. Patt has been a traveling artist living painting to Shpongle (Simon Posford), and at various other festivals and events.